I asked myself this question a few weeks ago when the prospect of creating what I thought of as an online diary first became somewhat desirable. I have had blogs in the past. They were littered with trivial things and were viewed only by my closest friend, my little brother, and on occasion my parents. I started blogs with the sole desire to be heard. I felt the opinion of a home schooled junior higher was one that should be read by the world and that it was worthy of an appearance on the internet.
Soon enough, these blogs became personal diaries. They were venues for me to boast in my accomplishments and creativity. Let me be clear, I was not even in high school when I created these blogs, so my accomplishments were limited. As I got older, I began to feel sickened at the thought of writing another blog post that would serve only me and would never even be read.
Soon enough, these blogs became personal diaries. They were venues for me to boast in my accomplishments and creativity. Let me be clear, I was not even in high school when I created these blogs, so my accomplishments were limited. As I got older, I began to feel sickened at the thought of writing another blog post that would serve only me and would never even be read.
Finally, months before I began my Freshman year of high school, I deleted every blog site I had ever created (and there were far too many to count). I was free of them and took up journaling where there was a cover and binding.
My history with blogging is why I asked myself this question before I created this page. Why a blog? Why now?
Well...
1. I love to write Poetry, stories, papers, speeches, you name it. I want to use this blog as a place to put my thoughts and writings that are appropriate for those who are not living within my own head/heart.
2. I have learned to keep my trivial thoughts either in my head or between the covers of a private journal. I will try not to burden you with them.
3. I have felt God laying things on my heart that are too long to put in a Facebook status, or even a Facebook Note (and who really reads those anyways, besides the people you tag?).
4. It will give me a better, more beneficial activity to take part in than pinning pictures of funny jokes or pretty dresses to my Pinterest boards.
There is no promise that this blog will be read by any one, or that my words will ever mean anything to anybody. That's ok with me, though. No matter what happens, my mom will always tell me I am a great writer and then she will encourage me to keep at it.
-Andrea
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